Sprat Pâté "A Taste of Childhood"
A simple, inexpensive dish from our Soviet childhood. It makes an excellent spread for crispbread (hello, diet-friendly Shabbat meals), or simply one of the fish dishes on the table. Very little work…
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Tuna, Egg, and Cucumber Salad
A new flavor twist on the usual Shabbat tuna salad! Variation 3 - with tuna, pickles, and hard-boiled eggs. Ingredients 1 can of tuna in oil or water 3 eggs 2 pickles green onions, including the bulb…
Tuna and Avocado Salad
A new flavor twist on the usual Shabbat tuna salad! Variation 2 - with tuna and avocado. Ingredients 2 cans of tuna in oil or water 1 red onion 1 cup cilantro ("kusbara") or parsley 1 avocado 1 red p…
Tuna Salad with Mustard and Paprika
A new flavor twist on the usual Shabbat tuna salad! Variation 1 - with mustard and paprika. Ingredients 2 cans of tuna in oil or water green onions – 3 0,5 tsp. ground black pepper 1 tsp. sweet papri…
Home-Cured Fish
Home-cured fish—you never imagined it could be this simple! A video recipe with a step-by-step explanation of the process from a professional, Natalya Shifrin: “This recipe for lightly salted salmon…
Salmon Baked on Tomatoes with Garlic and Spices
Salmon baked on tomatoes is a great choice for a Shabbat meal! Each type of fish gives this recipe its own unique flavor, and the dish takes on a new character, surprising your family and guests ever…
Khmesa — Moroccan-Style Fish Head with Chickpeas
Khmesa—Moroccan-style fish head with chickpeas. We received the recipe for khmesa from a Moroccan man from Tzfat. He said that his family used to make khmesa for lunch on Friday, before Shabbat. We u…
Grandma Fira’s Gefilte Fish
Grandma Fira’s Gefilte Fish is our family tradition. Watch this video to see how to prepare and stuff a carp so that it can grace the holiday table whole! Ingredients Carp — ground fish 500 g 3 onion…
Red-Fleshed Fish in Tomato Sauce
Recipe from the video How to Prepare for Shabbat in 2 Hours Red-fleshed fish in tomato sauce is another recipe that even a novice homemaker can manage, and one that will undoubtedly grace any Shabbat…